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1. frlane
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Greetings,

   I am brand new to WordPress, so please feel free to speak to me like I know NOTHING :)

   Anyway, I am using the EVID theme for my newest WP Site. I would like to link it to a .com, and when the visitor types in the URL, I would like to to go directly to my latest post, similar to when you visit http://www.fitbiz.tv. Is there an easy way to do this?

   Thanks,
   Ray

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   So much depends on the theme, and because your theme is not freely available to look at the code, I can't be sure this is applicable. But, it isn't that hard to try.

   1. Make a copy of your index.php and call it frontpage.php.
   2. Add these lines at the top of frontpage.php:
      

      <?php /*
      Template Name: frontpage
      */ ?>

   3. This is a little tricky. Find the line that has 'if (have_posts())'. If it starts with <?php, insert this line ahead of it: <?php query_posts('posts_per_page=1&caller_get_posts=1'); ?>

      If it does not start with <?php, leave out the <?php and ?>.

   4. Create a new blank page with the title 'Home' and assign it the frontpage template.
   5. Create a new blank page titled 'Blog' and leave the default template.
   6. Go to Admin->Settings->Reading->'Front page displays' and select 'A static page'.
   7. Select 'Home' as the Front page:, and 'Blog' as the Posts page:

   That should do it. Of course, you can use other names for 'Home' and 'Blog' if you wish.

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